The above image is two pages from Austin Kleon’s book, Steal Like An Artist. If you haven’t read this yet, definitely go grab a copy quick. Now that I have given credit where credit is due, on to my real point (hopefully). I have seen too many posts recently from creatives on social media touting…

My oldest daughter is such an amazing human being. Kind, generous, thoughtful, selfless, sensitive, honest. She is growing into a woman faster than I am ready for at times. But she possesses this amazing spirit and creativity. She is a product of two very different households, but somehow maintains a level head about the very…

I met Tori over a year ago the first time thanks to AD Series. AD would come in town for the weekend to hang out with me and the kiddos. But he did a lot of shooting while he was here too. The day I first met Tori, I just assisted AD with his shoot…

For over three years I have wanted and tried to work with Jasmin ever since I first stumbled across her work through Instagram. We just struggled to make our schedules to align for such a long time. But recently everything worked out and we finally got to make a shoot happen. Lots of stories were told…

About four weeks ago I received a message on Instagram from Lenoir saying she was interested in working with me. We met up for a drink one evening and talked about some ideas and her motivation/reasoning for wanting to shoot together. The conversation wandered from always wanting to be a model when she was in…

In early July I hosted Vox Serene during her short visit in Texas before heading out to Florida for a workshop. A photographer friend in Philly recommended that she and I work together and within days of that online introduction, we had everything locked in. The following images after the jump are the film only…

Back in late December I had a random stranger reach out to me about helping give them photography pointers. We chatted off and on for about a month and we talked technique and creativity. The subject came up that I had all this darkroom equipment to set up and use. I haven’t shot film in…

pre·am·ble /prēˌambəl/ noun a preliminary or preparatory statement; an introduction. “what she said was by way of a preamble” Once again thanks to social media, Facebook this time, I crossed paths with Eve. We went back and forth for about a week or so and discussed ideas for a future shoot. The chosen date is…

I have been working with more traveling models lately. It hasn’t been an intentional decision to avoid or neglect the amazing pool of talent in Austin. Trust me, there are a ton of people in this city that I want to work with still. Liv was in town for a workshop that Southbound was hosting.…

“Get yourself in trouble. If you get yourself in trouble, you don’t have the answers. And if you don’t have the answers, your solution will more likely be personal because no one else’s solutions will seem appropriate. You’ll have to come up with your own.” ― Chuck Close